Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 14

1The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414concerningדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697the dearthהַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃ha.ba.tza.RotH1226.

2Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063mournethאָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.LahH56,and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof languishאֻמְלְל֖וּ'um.le.LuH535;they are blackקָדְר֣וּka.de.RuH6937unto the groundלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776;and the cryוְצִוְחַ֥תve.tziv.ChatH6682of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is gone upעָלָֽתָה׃'a.La.tahH5927.

3And their noblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.HemH117have sentשָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.ChuH7971their little onesצְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtze.'o.rei.hemH6810to the watersלַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yimH4325:they cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to the pitsגֵּבִ֞יםge.VimH1360 H1356, andfoundמָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672no waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;they returnedשָׁ֤בוּSha.vuH7725with their vesselsכְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.HemH3627emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;they were ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954and confoundedוְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.MuH3637,and coveredוְחָפ֥וּve.cha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

4Because the groundהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127is chaptחַ֔תָּהCha.tahH2865,for there was no rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,the plowmenאִכָּרִ֖ים'i.ka.RimH406were ashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954,they coveredחָפ֥וּcha.FuH2645their headsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

5Yea, the hindH365also calvedיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,and forsookוְעָז֑וֹבve.'a.ZovH5800it,because there was no grassדֶּֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877.

6And the wild donkeysוּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'ImH6501did standעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975in the high placesשְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.YimH8205,they snuffed upשָׁאֲפ֥וּsha.'a.FuH7602the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307like dragonsכַּתַּנִּ֑יםka.ta.NimH8577;their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.HemH5869did failכָּל֥וּka.LuH3615, because there wasno grassעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.

7O Yhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,though our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Nei.nuH5771testifyעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030against us, doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213thou itfor thy name’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sake: for our backslidingsמְשׁוּבֹתֵ֖ינוּme.shu.vo.Tei.nuH4878are manyרַבּ֥וּra.BuH7231;we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398against thee.

8O the hopeמִקְוֵה֙mik.VehH4723of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the saviourמֽוֹשִׁיע֖וֹmo.shi.'OH3467thereof in timeבְּעֵ֣תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869,why shouldest thou be as a strangerכְּגֵ֣רke.GerH1616in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and as a wayfaring manוּכְאֹרֵ֖חַu.khe.'o.Re.achH732thatturneth asideנָטָ֥הna.TahH5186to tarry for a nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885?

9Why shouldest thou be as a manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376astoniedנִדְהָ֔םnid.HamH1724,as a mighty manכְּגִבּ֖וֹרke.gi.BorH1368thatcannotיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201saveלְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467?yet thou, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, artin the midstבְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130of us, and we are calledנִקְרָ֖אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameוְשִׁמְךָ֛ve.shim.KhaH8034;leaveH3240us not.

10Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068unto this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,Thus have they lovedאָֽהֲבוּ֙'a.ha.VuH157to wanderלָנ֔וּעַla.Nu.a'H5128,they have not refrainedחָשָׂ֑כוּcha.Sa.khuH2820their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272,Therefore Yhwhוַיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068doth not acceptרָצָ֔םra.TzamH7521them; he will now rememberיִזְכֹּ֣רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,and visitוְיִפְקֹ֖דve.yif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

11Then saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068unto me, Prayתִּתְפַּלֵּ֛לtit.pa.LelH6419not for this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971for theirgoodלְטוֹבָֽה׃le.to.VahH2896.

12When they fastיָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.muH6684,I will not hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085their cryרִנָּתָ֔םri.na.TamH7440;and when they offerיַעֲל֛וּya.'a.LuH5927burnt offeringעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930and an oblationוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503,I will not acceptרֹצָ֑םro.TzamH7521them: but I will consumeמְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.LehH3615them by the swordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719,and by the famineוּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.verH1698.

13Then saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I, Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069!behold, the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֜יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030sayאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559unto them, Ye shall not seeתִרְא֣וּtir.'UH7200the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,neither shall ye have famineוְרָעָ֖בve.ra.'AvH7458;but I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you assuredאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571peaceשְׁל֤וֹםshe.LomH7965in this placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

14Then Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, The prophetsהַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012liesשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267in my nameבִּשְׁמִ֔יbish.MiH8034:I sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimH7971them not, neither have I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, neither spakeדִבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696unto them: they prophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012unto you a falseשֶׁ֜קֶרShe.kerH8267visionחֲז֨וֹןcha.ZonH2377and divinationוְקֶ֤סֶםve.Ke.semH7081,and a thing of noughtוֶֽאֱלִיל֙ve.'e.lulH434 H457,and the deceitוְתַרְמִ֣יתve.tar.mutH8649of their heartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820.

15Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068concerning the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030that prophesyהַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'ImH5012in my nameבִּשְׁמִי֮bish.MiH8034,and I sentשְׁלַחְתִּים֒she.lach.TimH7971them not, yet they sayאֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719and famineוְרָעָ֔בve.ra.'AvH7458shall not be in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;By swordבַּחֶ֤רֶבba.Che.revH2719and famineוּבָֽרָעָב֙u.va.ra.'AvH7458shall those prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030be consumedיִתַּ֔מּוּyi.Ta.muH8552.

16And the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971to whom they prophesyנִבְּאִ֣יםni.be.'ImH5012shall be cast outמֻשְׁלָכִים֩mush.la.KhimH7993in the streetsבְּחֻצ֨וֹתbe.chu.TzotH2351of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH6440of the famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458and the swordוְהַחֶ֗רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;and they shall have none to buryמְקַבֵּר֙me.ka.BerH6912themH1992,them, their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,nor their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,nor their daughtersוּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323:for I will pourוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210their wickednessרָעָתָֽם׃ra.'a.TamH7451upon them.

17Therefore thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559this wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto them; Let mine eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869run downתֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381with tearsדִּמְעָ֛הdim.'AhH1832nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.MamH3119,and let them not ceaseתִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nahH1820:for the virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971is brokenנִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.RahH7665with a greatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419breachשֶׁ֨בֶרShe.verH7667,with a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966grievousנַחְלָ֥הnach.LahH2470blowמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347.

18If I go forthיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,then behold the slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719!and if I enterבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,then behold them that are sickתַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יta.cha.lu.'EiH8463with famineרָעָ֑בra.'AvH7458!yea, both the prophetנָבִ֧יאna.Vi'H5030and the priestכֹּהֵ֛ןko.HenH3548go aboutסָחֲר֥וּsa.cha.RuH5503into a landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776that they knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ סya.Da.'uH3045not.

19Hast thou utterlyהֲמָאֹ֨סha.ma.'OsH3988rejectedמָאַ֜סְתָּma.'As.taH3988Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?hath thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315lothedגָּעֲלָ֣הga.'a.LahH1602Zionבְּצִיּוֹן֙be.tzi.yOnH6726?why hast thou smittenהִכִּיתָ֔נוּhi.ki.Ta.nuH5221us, and there isno healingמַרְפֵּ֑אmar.Pe'H4832for us? we lookedקַוֵּ֤הka.VehH6960for peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965, and there isno goodט֔וֹבTovH2896;and for the timeוּלְעֵ֥תu.le.'EtH6256of healingמַרְפֵּ֖אmar.Pe'H4832,and behold troubleבְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.TahH1205!

20We acknowledgeיָדַ֧עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045,O Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,our wickednessרִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrish.'E.nuH7562, andthe iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:for we have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against thee.

21Do not abhorתִּנְאַץ֙tin.'AtzH5006us,for thy name’sשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034sake, do not disgraceתְּנַבֵּ֖לte.na.BelH5034the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thy gloryכְבוֹדֶ֑ךָkhe.vo.De.khaH3519:rememberזְכֹ֕רze.KhorH2142,breakתָּפֵ֥רta.FerH6565not thy covenantבְּרִֽיתְךָ֖be.ri.te.KhaH1285with us.

22Are thereהֲיֵ֨שׁha.YeshH3426anyamong the vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵ֤יbe.hav.LeiH1892of the Gentilesהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that can cause rainמַגְשִׁמִ֔יםmag.shi.MimH1652?or can the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414showersרְבִבִ֑יםre.vi.VimH7241? artnot thou he, O Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?therefore we will waitוּ֨נְקַוֶּה־U.ne.ka.veh-H6960upon thee: for thou hast madeעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all these things.

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